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Human Resources vocabulary · Working Time & Leave

Part-time

Meaning in human resources, with examples

adjectiveCore term

In human resources, part-time means: Working fewer hours than the normal full working week, for example three days a week or only in the mornings.

In Turkish: yarı zamanlı, kısmi süreli

How it is used

Same hyphen rule as full-time: a part-time job, but she works part time. Part-time staff usually get pay, leave and benefits pro rata, which means in proportion to their hours.

Example sentences

  1. He works part time, 20 hours a week, while he finishes his master's degree.

  2. The salary is £30,000 pro rata, so a part-time employee on three days a week gets £18,000.

Common collocations

  • part-time job
  • part-time contract
  • work part time
  • part-time staff
  • full-timeWorking the full number of hours that is normal for a job, usually around 35 to 40 hours a week.
  • flexible workingWays of working that differ from fixed office hours, such as flexible start and finish times, part-time hours, compressed weeks or working from home.
  • working hoursThe times and the number of hours an employee is expected to work, for example nine to five, or 40 hours a week.
  • annual leavePaid time off work that an employee is entitled to each year for holidays and rest, usually counted in days.

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